Word: code
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Breaking rules which tread what one cadet calls "the fine gray line" between the "honor code" and regulations brings harsher punishments. Last year, Fullerton was caught drinking wine in his room and was slapped with 30 hours of "walking" in return. It would have taken months to work it off, he says, but under a little-know academy rule which states that a visiting head of state can grant amnesty for "walking" cadets, a stopover by the Queen of Thailand cut it short...
...taken within one's chosen field of expertise. Physical soldiering is confined to summer months--training camp before yearling (sophomore) year, field training in places like Alaska or Panama before becoming a cow (junior)--but a hefty portion of the curriculum is devoted to technical training. The honor code scandal of three years ago was sparked by a take-home exam in "juice" (electrical engineering), a course many cadets disliked. In the halls of the classroom buildings, next to signs outlining how the barrel of a gun operates, huge posters declare: "Engineering is the foundation of a good curriculum...
...WEST POINT honor code over-shadows everything. "A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do." That code, which brought the academy into the public eye and exposed it to criticism from the media and the government, has been moderated. Under the eye of Superintendent Gen. Andrew Goodpaster, the code has been reduced to its essentials, but many say reforms are still necessary. Cadets are asked to sign the statement, "This is a product of my own work," on any paper, test or lab, or admit aid if they received...
...radio. In return, he asked that the unions mobilize the workers in support of economic recovery. One sign of the apparent cooperation between authorities and unions so far: Walesa and six other former strike leaders were named to a special 25-member committee charged with drafting a new labor code...
...studies into several pet UNESCO projects opposed by Western newsmen. These include a definition of "socially responsible communication" (implying criteria for news content), the "promotion of ethical principles" for journalists (feared as restricting reportorial freedom) and analyzing "the impact of advertising" (which could lead to a restrictive international advertising code). UNESCO also seems determined to push toward "special protection" for journalists-even though the MacBride report warns that this might involve setting up licensing bodies to determine which journalists should be protected...